Croatia beat Venezuela 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-19) - duration 1:11
09-Aug, start time: 15:00, end time: 16:11 - Attendance: 350
Head coach of Croatia: I am pleased with the first match. It is only the beginning but I think we shall manage to come out of our group on the first position.

Captain of CRO team: We started off very well, which is a good sign as far as the rest of the games are concerned. In my opinion we can get even better in the following games.

Head Coach of Venezuela: I would like to congratulate the Croatian team on their victory. It is a very good team indeed. Although we played quite well today we were not able to beat Croatians.

Captain of VEN team: Croatians did not give us any chance to win this game. But it has only been the first match and I hope that we will get much better in the following games. Croatia is, in my opinion, the strongest team so the rest of the matches should be easier to win